Ear prop for pelts



OCt.

CARLE EAR PROP FO PELTS Filed Nov. 30 1925 lustrating means for Patented ct. 19,1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EAR PROP FOR BELTS.

Application filed November 30, 1925.

I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, and which said drawings constitute part 01 this application, and represent, in

Fig. 1 a top view of the head of a pelt, showing my improved ear props located therein.

Fig. 2 a front view of two connected ear props detached.

Fig. 3 a vertical, sectional view through an ear and one of the stretcher-plates, ilpermanently connecting them together.

This invention relates to improvei'i'ient in ear props for pelts. In treating pelts, preparatory to mounting for exhibition or for personal wear, it is desirable that the ears should be held in proper position, and the object of this invention is to provide plates :lor insertion into the ears, whereby they will be held against shrinkage, cracking, or breaking during the process of curing and preparing, and will retain the desired position when the pelt is finished, and, jtln'thern'iore, will provide a surface on which identification marks may be stamped, printed or engraved, and the invention con sists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention, I employ two stretcher-plates 5, formed trom suitable materialpreferably metal, and ot' a proper size to lit within the ears 6 of the pelt. These plates are formed at their lower ends with necks 7, and, preferably with prongs 8, to extend through the ears and be turned down on the outside. These ,plates iare also secured to the cars 6 by clamps 9 and l(),-one bearing against the Face of the plates and the other upon the back of the ear, and being permanently connected to- Serial No. 72,146.

gether. The necks 7 extend into the earopenings, and are connected together by a tie 11 lwrmanently connected with the necks by riveting or welding or other means. 'lhis tie will be of sufficient length to draw 5 the necks together, so as to throw the ears into the desired position, and when adjusted, they will maintain such position.

The stretcher-plates 5 provide surfaces upon which any desired identification marks or descriptions may be made.

I thus provide simple means for holding the ears of pelts in position during the curing or preparing process, and by the same means provide for holding the ears in any desired position of adjustment, and, furthermore, provide surfaces for identification marks which cannot be removed without destroying the pelt.

I claim:

1. Ear props for pelts, comprising a pair of separate stretcher-plates adapted to be inserted in the ears of a pelt, each plate formed at its lower end with a neck and with central 1 erit'oration, a tie adapted to be rigidly connected with said necks, and clamps extending through said perforation.

2. Th combination with a pelt having ears, of ear-props thereitor, comprising a pair of separate stretcher-plates adapted to be inserted in the said ears, each plate formed at its lower end with a neck and withv a central perforation, clamps extcnding through said perforations, whereby the plates are connected with the ears, and a tie adapted to be rigidly connected with said necks.

3. Ear props for pelts, con'iprising a pair 0t separate stretcher-plates, each formed with integral prongs and with a neck, and a tie adapted to be pern'ianently connected with said necks.

In testimony whereot, I have signed this specification.

ARTHUR B. CARLEY. 

